Lawrence Williams, 18, has been identified as one of the victims, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office said Wednesday. The identity of the second victim has not been confirmed, the coroner, Dr. Jeffrey Rouse, said in an email message.

Williams and the second man were sitting in a car, stopped in the 3300 block of Huntlee Drive, when they were killed shortly after 8 p.m., New Orleans police said. Hundreds of people were packed inside the high school's gym at the time, watching a basketball game between Edna Karr and McDonogh 35.

One of the two victims was found dead in the grass on school property, near the passenger side of the car. The second victim was taken by EMS to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Times-Picayune reporter Emily Lane will have more on this story Wednesday afternoon. Stay with NOLA.com for more.